'The prevailing Spring Fashions for 1806...the Elegant designs of Madame Lanchester'
18 of 154 portraits matching these criteria:
- subject matching 'Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Muslin'
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'The prevailing Spring Fashions for 1806...the Elegant designs of Madame Lanchester'
by James Mitan, after Arthur William Devis, published by John Bell, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine
line engraving, published June 1806
8 1/2 in. x 5 1/4 in. (216 mm x 134 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47494
Artistsback to top
- John Bell (1745-1831), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 108 portraits, Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
- La Belle Assemblée or Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine (1806-1832), Magazine. Artist or producer associated with 58 portraits.
- Arthur William Devis (1762-1822), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 41 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- James Mitan (1776-1822), Printmaker and architectural draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Described in the magazine:
Walking Dress. [On the right] Round gown of fine cambric muslin, with long sleeves, and trimmed round the bottom with double muslin. A cloak of fine clear muslin, bound round with white satin ribband. A white sarsnet bonnet, ornamented with white satin puffing. Grey kid gloves and shoes.
Half Dress. [On the left] Round dress of white sarsnet ornamented with crape rush. A mantle of pale yellow sarsnet with four tassels. A cap of yellow crape to match, ornamented with a green wreath. White kid gloves and shoes. Pearl necklace and ear-rings.
Subjects & Themesback to top
- Fashion Plates: Accessories - Gloves - Kid gloves
- Fashion Plates: Activities and occasions - Half dress; demi-toilet
- Fashion Plates: Activities and occasions - Promenade dress; walking dress; Modes de Longchamps; toilette de ville
- Fashion Plates: Bodices - Bodices à l'enfant
- Fashion Plates: Dresses - Hanging sleeve frocks
- Fashion Plates: Dresses - Round gowns; round dresses
- Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Muslin
- Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Sarsnet; sarcenet
- Fashion Plates: Footwear - Kid shoes
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Fabric bonnets
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Undress caps
- Fashion Plates: Influences - Classical influence
- Fashion Plates: Outer garments - Cloaks; mantles
- Fashion Plates: Trimmings and ornamentation - Tassels
- Jewellery - Pearls
Events of 1806back to top
Current affairs
William Pitt dies in January and his lifelong opponent Charles James Fox dies in September. Pitt is succeeded by William Wyndham, Baron Grenville, who forms the 'Ministry of all the Talents' coalition .Prince of Wales instigates the 'Delicate Investigation'; a Parliamentary enquiry into claims that his wife Caroline had an illegitimate child.
Art and science
John Constable embarks on a formative tour of the Lakes and makes landscape studies of the Langdale Pikes and Helvellyn.Turner exhibits his Thames views to acclaim at his own London gallery.
Humphrey Davy discovers the elements potassium and sodium by passing an electrical current through molten compounds.
International
Soprano Angelica Catalani arrives from Italy to make her London debut, amazing audiences with her showpiece arias.Napoleon turns his forces east against Austria, Russia and Prussia and enjoys a wave of French victories.
British attack on Buenos Aires under General William Beresford fails.
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